One-year labor agreements with Lenawee County sheriff’s deputies and with nurses won support in committee Tuesday from county commissioners.

The labor contracts and $300 bonuses for non-union county employees were opposed only by commissioner Ralph Tillotson, R-Adrian Twp. He warned about the costs during time of budget deficits. Commissioners were told Tuesday to expect $1 million in reserve funds will be spent to balance this year’s $25.4 million budget.

Votes on the labor actions were taken after commissioners met in executive session Tuesday to go over details of the proposals.

The bonus payments to non-union employees is a repeat of action taken last year. Non-union workers have gone without pay raises for several years. The $300 payments are to be made to full time employees. Non-union workers are also to have health insurance deductibles paid by the county again next year.

Sheriff’s deputies will also go without a pay raise another year under a new one-year contract with the Police Officers Association of Michigan. Changes were made to other economic features of the contract, including higher employee contributions to health insurance and pensions, said county administrator Martin Marshall. Deputies are to pay 15 percent of insurance costs. Deputies covered under a defined benefit pension plan will see their contributions go up to 8.5 percent on Jan. 1 and to 10 percent on Dec. 31.

Marshall reported earlier to the ways and means committee that it appears $1 million of general fund reserves will be needed to cover expenses through the end of the year. The commission had budgeted to spend up to $1.5 million in reserves this year.

Finance reports showed the county government ended November in the black by $172,000. Overall spending is slightly below budget for this point in the year, he said.

“However, we will probably incur about $2.2 million in expenditures before the end of the year against revenues of about $1 million,” Marshall said. He estimated when accounts are settled it will take about $1 million of reserve funds to balance the books.